The wait is over, and the results for Startups of The Year 2024 are officially in! With over 4 million votes cast and 150,000+ startups nominated globally, it is finally time to celebrate. Please give it up for the winners of the Web3 Industry! 4 million votes cast 4 million votes cast 150,000+ startups 150,000+ startups 150,000+ startups Web3 Industry Thrives on groundbreaking innovation, pioneering decentralized technologies to empower users with greater control over their digital identities, assets, and data - the Web3 industry is characterized by a vibrant, global ecosystem attracting significant investment from those betting on a more transparent, equitable, and user-centric internet future. Web3 startups are actively building the foundational layers for digital evolution, fostering new forms of community ownership and value creation across diverse sectors. Web3 Web3 startups 🏆 Key Stats Let’s start out with some general stats for all of you technical folks. Total Startups Participated: 1,936 Sub Industries Represented: 3 Total Votes Gathered: 294.700 Winning Startups: 3 Total Startups Participated: 1,936 Total Startups Participated: Sub Industries Represented: 3 Sub Industries Represented: Total Votes Gathered: 294.700 Total Votes Gathered: Winning Startups: 3 Winning Startups: To explore winning top startups in other industries or cities, head over to startups.hackernoon.com and use the search bar — the name at the top of each list is the winner. You may also check out the full list of nominated startups in the Web3 Industry HERE. Stay tuned for our Startups of The Year Winner Announcement Series, where we’ll be highlighting the top startups across various regions and industries. To explore winning top startups in other industries or cities, head over to startups.hackernoon.com and use the search bar — the name at the top of each list is the winner. You may also check out the full list of nominated startups in the Web3 Industry HERE. To explore winning top startups in other industries or cities, head over to startups.hackernoon.com and use the search bar — the name at the top of each list is the winner. To explore winning top startups in other industries or cities, head over to startups.hackernoon.com and use the search bar — the name at the top of each list is the winner. startups.hackernoon.com You may also check out the full list of nominated startups in the Web3 Industry HERE. You may also check out the full list of nominated startups in the Web3 Industry HERE. HERE. HERE Stay tuned for our Startups of The Year Winner Announcement Series, where we’ll be highlighting the top startups across various regions and industries. Stay tuned for our Startups of The Year Winner Announcement Series, where we’ll be highlighting the top startups across various regions and industries. Startups of The Year Winner Announcement Series Now, drum roll please, here are all the 2024 Startups of The Year winners for Web3 drum roll please Web3 Decentralization (112.4k total votes, 884 startups) Decentralization Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Spacecoin Bloklab Limited Spacecoin Spacecoin Bloklab Limited Bloklab Limited Honorable Mentions: Honorable Mentions: EVEDEX Torram Hoken Tech BlockchainX Tonomy Foundation Session App Nord Comms EVEDEX EVEDEX EVEDEX Torram Torram Torram Hoken Tech Hoken Tech Hoken Tech BlockchainX BlockchainX BlockchainX Tonomy Foundation Tonomy Foundation Tonomy Foundation Session App Session App Session App Nord Comms Nord Comms Nord Comms Blockchain (110.2k total votes, 655 startups) Blockchain Winner: Exohood Labs Limited Winner: Exohood Labs Limited Exohood Labs Limited GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Bloklab Limited GGEZ1 Foundation DAO GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Bloklab Limited Bloklab Limited Honorable Mentions: Honorable Mentions: Spacecoin Leonado Limited Hoken Tech Integritee Proleo.io BlockchainX BTCWire Spacecoin Spacecoin Leonado Limited Leonado Limited Hoken Tech Hoken Tech Integritee Integritee Proleo.io Proleo.io BlockchainX BlockchainX BTCWire BTCWire DeFi (72.1k total votes, 397 startups) DeFi Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO EVEDEX Torram EVEDEX EVEDEX Torram Torram Honorable Mentions: Honorable Mentions: BlockchainX CUBE3 AI Trexx ThousandToken Ava Labs Blockman PR and Marketing ShieldPay BlockchainX BlockchainX CUBE3 AI CUBE3 AI Trexx Trexx ThousandToken ThousandToken Ava Labs Ava Labs Blockman PR and Marketing Blockman PR and Marketing ShieldPay ShieldPay Congratulations to you all! We will contact you with details on how to claim your winnings! Congratulations to you all! We will contact you with details on how to claim your winnings! Congratulations to you all! We will contact you with details on how to claim your winnings! See the global regional announcements here. See the global industry announcements here. See the global regional announcements here. See the global industry announcements here. See the global regional announcements here. here See the global industry announcements here. here About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries participated in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! 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